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08/21/20
Fire Guts Foam Factory In Lagos
Fire on Friday gutted a factory belonging to Teju Foam in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency in a statement said the fire started around 7:30pm.
General Manager of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the fire had been contained and prevented from spreading to adjoining buildings on the premises.
The agency said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
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Fire Guts Foam Factory In Lagos
Fire on Friday gutted a factory belonging to Teju Foam in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency in a statement said the fire started around 7:30pm.
General Manager of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the fire had been contained and prevented from spreading to adjoining buildings on the premises.
The agency said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
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Gunmen Attack Police Station In Oyo, Kill One Officer, Cart Away Ammunition
Some gunmen on Friday attacked Ikolaba Police Station in Ibadan, Oyo State, killing one of the policemen on duty.
SaharaReporters gathered that other officers escaped with bullet wounds.
The gunmen after killing the policeman ransacked the whole station and made away with some ammunition.
Gbenga Fadeyi, spokesperson for Oyo State Police Command, confirmed the attack but said he was yet to get the details.
He said, "I only got the brief information this evening that the station was attacked but I am yet to get the full details."
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Gunmen Attack Police Station In Oyo, Kill One Officer, Cart Away Ammunition
Some gunmen on Friday attacked Ikolaba Police Station in Ibadan, Oyo State, killing one of the policemen on duty.
SaharaReporters gathered that other officers escaped with bullet wounds.
The gunmen after killing the policeman ransacked the whole station and made away with some ammunition.
Gbenga Fadeyi, spokesperson for Oyo State Police Command, confirmed the attack but said he was yet to get the details.
He said, "I only got the brief information this evening that the station was attacked but I am yet to get the full details."
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EXPOSED: Nigeria’s Attorney-General Of Federation, Malami, Secretly Sponsors Bill To Take Over EFCC
Nigeria's Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, is secretly sponsoring a bill before the National Assembly as part of moves to take over the affairs of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, document seen by SaharaReporters has showed.
The bill tagged “An Act To Repeal The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004 (Act No. 1 Of 2004) And Enact Economic And Financial Crimes Agency Act" if passed into law will allow the office of the AGF to interfere with the anti-graft agency's investigation.
“The Attorney-General may after notifying the agency, intervene in the proceedings, at first instance or on appeal, where in the opinion of the Attorney-General, public interest, the interest of justice and the need to prevent abuse of legal process so demand.
“On receipt of the notice under subsection (2) of the section, the agency shall handover to the Attorney-General the prosecution file and all documents relating to the prosecution and provide him with such other information as he may require on the matter within the time specified by him.
“The agency shall furnish returns of all cases handled by it annually and in such manner and at such intervals as the Attorney-General shall direct. Where the agency fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the Attorney-General may, subject to prevailing circumstances m, revoke the power to prosecute from the agency.
“The staff of the Prosecution Department of the agency shall be seconded or transferred from the Federal Ministry of Justice or from such other agencies or private institutions as may be approved by the Attorney-General,” part of the bill reads.
DOCUMENTS: Nigeria’s Attorney-General of Federation, Malami, Secretly Sponsors Bill to Take Over EFCC by Sahara Reporters on Scribd
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SaharaReporters had in a series of reports revealed how Malami had been controlling the Salami-led Presidential Panel investigating the EFCC to suspend Magu and staff of the commission reportedly loyal to him.
It was learnt that the AGF has avoided confronting Magu at the panel.
The newspaper also exposed how the AGF called a meeting of law enforcement agencies involving top officials of the EFCC, Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission requesting for files of EFCC recoveries particularly those related to vessels.
According to an informed source, who spoke with SaharaReporters, the office of the AGF had previously attempted to usurp the powers of the EFCC and other law enforcement agencies with respect to the sale of forfeited assets with an illegal directive giving power of coordinating the sale and management of forfeited assets to his office.
It was, however, revealed that the navy refused to release the vessel, as due process was not followed in its selling by Malami and his associates.
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EXPOSED: Nigeria’s Attorney-General Of Federation, Malami, Secretly Sponsors Bill To Take Over EFCC
Nigeria's Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, is secretly sponsoring a bill before the National Assembly as part of moves to take over the affairs of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, document seen by SaharaReporters has showed.
The bill tagged “An Act To Repeal The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004 (Act No. 1 Of 2004) And Enact Economic And Financial Crimes Agency Act" if passed into law will allow the office of the AGF to interfere with the anti-graft agency's investigation.
“The Attorney-General may after notifying the agency, intervene in the proceedings, at first instance or on appeal, where in the opinion of the Attorney-General, public interest, the interest of justice and the need to prevent abuse of legal process so demand.
“On receipt of the notice under subsection (2) of the section, the agency shall handover to the Attorney-General the prosecution file and all documents relating to the prosecution and provide him with such other information as he may require on the matter within the time specified by him.
“The agency shall furnish returns of all cases handled by it annually and in such manner and at such intervals as the Attorney-General shall direct. Where the agency fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the Attorney-General may, subject to prevailing circumstances m, revoke the power to prosecute from the agency.
“The staff of the Prosecution Department of the agency shall be seconded or transferred from the Federal Ministry of Justice or from such other agencies or private institutions as may be approved by the Attorney-General,” part of the bill reads.
DOCUMENTS: Nigeria’s Attorney-General of Federation, Malami, Secretly Sponsors Bill to Take Over EFCC by Sahara Reporters on Scribd
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SaharaReporters had in a series of reports revealed how Malami had been controlling the Salami-led Presidential Panel investigating the EFCC to suspend Magu and staff of the commission reportedly loyal to him.
It was learnt that the AGF has avoided confronting Magu at the panel.
The newspaper also exposed how the AGF called a meeting of law enforcement agencies involving top officials of the EFCC, Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission requesting for files of EFCC recoveries particularly those related to vessels.
According to an informed source, who spoke with SaharaReporters, the office of the AGF had previously attempted to usurp the powers of the EFCC and other law enforcement agencies with respect to the sale of forfeited assets with an illegal directive giving power of coordinating the sale and management of forfeited assets to his office.
It was, however, revealed that the navy refused to release the vessel, as due process was not followed in its selling by Malami and his associates.
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UNILAG Crisis: Nigerian Government Orders Babalakin, Ogundipe To Recuse Themselves From Official Duties
The Nigerian Government has directed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the University of Lagos, Wale Babalakin, and Vice Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to recuse themselves from official duties pending the outcome of the Special Visitation Panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Federal Ministry of Education spokesperson, Ben Goong, made this known in a statement on Friday.
The statement said, “FG directs Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Governing Councilof the University of Lagos, Dr. B. O. Babalakin and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin T. O. Ogundipe to recuse themselves from official duties, pending the outcome of the Special Visitation Panel set up by the President.”
Babalakin’s Governing Council had on August 12 sacked Ogundipe as Vice Chancellor over alleged financial misappropriation and misconduct.
Ogundipe, however, rejected the Council’s decision, saying the university’s due process had not been followed.
The university’s Senate, alumni, and labour unions also put out statements saying due process had not been followed.
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UNILAG Crisis: Nigerian Government Orders Babalakin, Ogundipe To Recuse Themselves From Official Duties
The Nigerian Government has directed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the University of Lagos, Wale Babalakin, and Vice Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to recuse themselves from official duties pending the outcome of the Special Visitation Panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Federal Ministry of Education spokesperson, Ben Goong, made this known in a statement on Friday.
The statement said, “FG directs Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Governing Councilof the University of Lagos, Dr. B. O. Babalakin and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin T. O. Ogundipe to recuse themselves from official duties, pending the outcome of the Special Visitation Panel set up by the President.”
Babalakin’s Governing Council had on August 12 sacked Ogundipe as Vice Chancellor over alleged financial misappropriation and misconduct.
Ogundipe, however, rejected the Council’s decision, saying the university’s due process had not been followed.
The university’s Senate, alumni, and labour unions also put out statements saying due process had not been followed.
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Boy Tortured, Subjected To Hunger Strike Rescued In Borno
A boy subjected to severe beating, torture and hunger strike in Maiduguri, Borno State, has been rescued by rights activists.
The boy was subjected to the inhumane and dehumanizing treatment by his step-mother.
One of the activists, who rescued the boy, spoke with SaharaReporters, saying the case had been taken over by the Borno office of the National Human Rights Commission.
“The boy’s ordeal started after his father divorced his mother.
“His step-mother regularly subjected him to serious beating and starvation.
“Officials of National Human Rights Commission have reportedly taken up the matter,” one of the activists said.
Three people have been rescued in the last two weeks after they were locked up in different locations in Kano by their families.
A 32-year-old man, Ahmad Aliyu, who had been locked inside a room by his father and stepmother for over seven years, was rescued by the police in Kano.
He was rescued on Thursday evening by police and some human rights groups at Farawa Babban Layi in Mariri quarters of Kumbotso Local Government Area in Kano metropolis.
The victim was chained and caged after he was accused of drug abuse by his parents.
Murtala Muhammad, a 55-year-old man, was rescued by the police in Kano after being locked up in a room by his father for 30 years.
Muhammad, a resident of Kofar Fada in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, was rescued by the police and Human Rights Network on Thursday.
An unidentified 32-year-old man was also rescued by the police after being locked up in a room by his father at Sheka neighbourhood in Kano for 15 years.
The victim was said to have been chained and caged for an undisclosed reason by his parents.
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Boy Tortured, Subjected To Hunger Strike Rescued In Borno
A boy subjected to severe beating, torture and hunger strike in Maiduguri, Borno State, has been rescued by rights activists.
The boy was subjected to the inhumane and dehumanizing treatment by his step-mother.
One of the activists, who rescued the boy, spoke with SaharaReporters, saying the case had been taken over by the Borno office of the National Human Rights Commission.
“The boy’s ordeal started after his father divorced his mother.
“His step-mother regularly subjected him to serious beating and starvation.
“Officials of National Human Rights Commission have reportedly taken up the matter,” one of the activists said.
Three people have been rescued in the last two weeks after they were locked up in different locations in Kano by their families.
A 32-year-old man, Ahmad Aliyu, who had been locked inside a room by his father and stepmother for over seven years, was rescued by the police in Kano.
He was rescued on Thursday evening by police and some human rights groups at Farawa Babban Layi in Mariri quarters of Kumbotso Local Government Area in Kano metropolis.
The victim was chained and caged after he was accused of drug abuse by his parents.
Murtala Muhammad, a 55-year-old man, was rescued by the police in Kano after being locked up in a room by his father for 30 years.
Muhammad, a resident of Kofar Fada in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, was rescued by the police and Human Rights Network on Thursday.
An unidentified 32-year-old man was also rescued by the police after being locked up in a room by his father at Sheka neighbourhood in Kano for 15 years.
The victim was said to have been chained and caged for an undisclosed reason by his parents.
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Sacked UNILAG Vice Chancellor, Ogundipe, Withdraws Court Case Against Babalakin, Others
Recently removed Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Toyin Ogundipe, on Friday withdrew a lawsuit he filed at the National Industrial Court to challenge his sacking by the varsity’s Governing Council.
The suit, marked NICN/LA/278/2020, had as defendants: UNILAG; the varsity’s Council; its Senate; Pro-Chancellor, Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN); Registrar, Oladejo Azeez; and Prof Theophilus Soyombo, who was appointed Acting VC in the wake of Ogundipe’s controversial sacking.
Prof Toyin Ogundipe.
According to a member of his legal team, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), Ogundipe’s decision followed his deference to the authority of President Muhammadu Buhari as the varsity’s Visitor.
Adegboruwa said, "Contrary to the falsehood being peddled by mischief makers, the National Industrial Court has never sat or conduct any proceedings in respect of the court case filed by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwole Ogundipe. No court proceedings ever took place at all and so no decision or ruling has been rendered by the court.
“Indeed, upon detailed consultation with all stakeholders and his supporters in and outside the university, Prof Ogundipe directed his lawyer’s to file a notice of discontinuance of the suit and this has been done on August 21, 2020.
“This is to defer to the authority of the President as the Visitor of the university as Prof Ogundipe has enough time to challenge his purported removal. This falsehood is being spread to malign the court and blackmail the judiciary by enemies of the rule of law and due process.
“The general public is therefore advised to discountenance these mindless fabrications as the handiwork of those who are afraid of subjecting their illegal acts to the true test of probity and to be wary of fake news being peddled in place of truth, especially as they relate to deliberate manipulation of court proceedings. There was no time that the court sat to fix any date for the case.”
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Sacked UNILAG Vice Chancellor, Ogundipe, Withdraws Court Case Against Babalakin, Others
Recently removed Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Toyin Ogundipe, on Friday withdrew a lawsuit he filed at the National Industrial Court to challenge his sacking by the varsity’s Governing Council.
The suit, marked NICN/LA/278/2020, had as defendants: UNILAG; the varsity’s Council; its Senate; Pro-Chancellor, Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN); Registrar, Oladejo Azeez; and Prof Theophilus Soyombo, who was appointed Acting VC in the wake of Ogundipe’s controversial sacking.
According to a member of his legal team, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), Ogundipe’s decision followed his deference to the authority of President Muhammadu Buhari as the varsity’s Visitor.
Adegboruwa said, "Contrary to the falsehood being peddled by mischief makers, the National Industrial Court has never sat or conduct any proceedings in respect of the court case filed by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwole Ogundipe. No court proceedings ever took place at all and so no decision or ruling has been rendered by the court.
“Indeed, upon detailed consultation with all stakeholders and his supporters in and outside the university, Prof Ogundipe directed his lawyer’s to file a notice of discontinuance of the suit and this has been done on August 21, 2020.
“This is to defer to the authority of the President as the Visitor of the university as Prof Ogundipe has enough time to challenge his purported removal. This falsehood is being spread to malign the court and blackmail the judiciary by enemies of the rule of law and due process.
“The general public is therefore advised to discountenance these mindless fabrications as the handiwork of those who are afraid of subjecting their illegal acts to the true test of probity and to be wary of fake news being peddled in place of truth, especially as they relate to deliberate manipulation of court proceedings. There was no time that the court sat to fix any date for the case.”
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Alexei Navalny: Putin critic taken to airport for flight to Germany
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The Russian opposition activist is being flown to Berlin for treatment, after falling ill in Siberia.
The Russian opposition activist is being flown to Berlin for treatment, after falling ill in Siberia.
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